25 Dates of christmas
CATEGORIES
- AUDIENCE: All Families 24
- AUDIENCE: Broad Communities 3
- AUDIENCE: Family w/ Kids 17
- AUDIENCE: Family w/ Teens 35
- AUDIENCE: Friends and Groups 9
- AUDIENCE: Romantic Couple 22
- BEST OF: Activities 5
- BEST OF: All 12
- BEST OF: Foods 4
- BEST OF: Memories 4
- DIFFICULTY: Elaborate 27
- DIFFICULTY: Medium 46
- DIFFICULTY: Simple 35
- STYLE: Activities at Home 63
- STYLE: Family Outings 8
- STYLE: Nights In and Chill 28
- STYLE: Some Adventures Out 6
- THEME: "A Christmas Carol" 1
- THEME: 12 Days of Christmas 13
- THEME: Characters and Gift Bringers 14
- THEME: Community Celebrations 8
- THEME: Countries 6
- THEME: Dance Party 4
- THEME: Decades 1
- THEME: Egg Nog 1
- THEME: Family Celebrations 2
- THEME: Flavors and Foods 6
- THEME: Generic Themed Fun 2
- THEME: Holiday Whodunnits and Christmas Crimes 2
- THEME: Hot Chocolate 1
- THEME: Movies and TV Shows 41
- THEME: Out of Season 3
- THEME: Parties and Fun 6
- THEME: Reindeer 2
- THEME: Rhyming Hygge 9
- THEME: States 6
- THEME: Symbols of the Season 20
- THEME: Traditions Around the World 13
- THEME: Trimming The Tree 5
- THEME: Yule Goat 4
- YEAR: 2020 38
- YEAR: 2021 28
- YEAR: 2022 28
- YEAR: 2023 28
Christmas in Maine
A cheerful family date incorporating the gloriously rich Christmas heritage of Maine including the World's Largest Snowman, white chocolate pine (s)cones, the Christmas Eve sinking of the Annie C. Maguire, and a whole lot more from "The Pine Tree State"!
Christmas in Mississippi
A full day celebrating Mississippi's extensive spread of iconic culinary dishes (including a deep fried turkey) but also their native sons of Elvis, John Grisham, and BB King through Christmas-related festivities.
Christmas in Finland
A fun exploration of the Christmas traditions of Finland including the "Official Hometown of Santa Claus", a visit to a sauna, a gigantic Finnish feast, and a Christmas horror movie about the Finnish "Christmas Goat" they view as their Santa Claus!
Oh Ole Night
A cheeky Norwegian spin on "Oh Holy Night" with a a trip down memory lane at the 100-year-old Ingebretsen's Scandinavian Gift Shop and attending "An Ole & Lena Family Christmas".
Christmas in Oregon
A date paying homage to Oregon's fascinating history and rich culinary heritage including James Beard(ed) Mussels, Christmas (Oregon) Trail Mix, Christmas "Would You Rather", and more!
Christmas in the 1900s
An exploration of Christmas from 1900-1910 with a historically accurate feast inspired by Fannie Farmer's 1896 cookbook as well as vintage Victorian era parlor games.
“Mr. Dickens & His Carol”
A relaxing evening enjoying the bestselling book "Mr. Dickens & His Carol" while savoring some of the classic English Christmas dessert of Spotted Dick.
Christmas in Argentina
A celebration of the Christmas traditions in Argentina complete with cotton balls as snowflakes, building a paper mache goat to burn it down, listening to Christmas tango, and a spread of vitel tone, beef tongue, and Andes mints!
Christmas in Wisconsin
A celebration of the unique Christmas traditions of Wisconsin including aluminum Christmas trees, Spotted Cow beer cheese soup, Christmas polka, and more!
Christmas in Denmark
A family date celebrating the unique traditions of Christmas in Denmark with ebelskevers, risengrod, tomte costumes, as well as a prominent feature of their Christmas Goat!
Feast of the Seven Fishes
An ambitious date observing the iconic Italian tradition of the Feast of the Seven Fishes complete with seven different types of seafood courses as well as a viewing of the "Feast of the Seven Fishes" movie.
Christmas in Connecticut
A heartwarming evening celebrating Christmas in Connecticut including Christmas Connect(icut) 4, Nutmeg State Spiced Cookies, and a viewing of the beloved "Christmas in Connecticut" including a menu inspired by the movie.
Christmas is the Bomb Dot Com
A cheeky date highlighting the many variations of Christmas bombs including Chocolate Cherry Bombe for dessert, bath bombs, homemade cocoa bombs, Die Hard 2,”, and many more!
Christmas in Romania
A fascinating family date exploring the interesting history of Christmas in Romania including their Communist Santa (Mos Gerila), several of their cherished Christmas dishes, the making of a star carol, and much more!
Mr. Christmas (aka: Andy Park)
A fascinating family date honoring a man who has literally celebrated Christmas every day of the year since July 1993… Andy Park.. and attempting to live a day in his shoes!
Christmas in Virginia
A family celebration of Christmas in Virginia with York(town) Peppermint Patties, a Monti-Cello Christmas Playlist, and (of course) "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus".
St. Nick’s Scary Sidekicks
A bizarrely enjoyable evening featuring the stories from around the world of the creepy characters said to accompany Santa from Krampus to Knecht Ruprecht with food, games, and movies inspired by them and their legends.
Red & Green
A festive and cheery family date spent learning about how red and green became the colors associated with Christmas as well as menus and activities abounding in the two colors!
Christmas Lights
A Christmas date for the family featuring a neighborhood lights drive as well as foods and activities inspired by the many different types of Christmas lights that exist.